MPY is rolling out FTTH (Fiber To The Home) networks to several towns in Finland to provide the residents with all the opportunities that high-speed internet access can bring. We visited their project in Heinola, a city in southern Finland, to hear more about how they work with sustainability, solution choice, and their partnership with Hexatronic.
MPY is a Finnish network owner, operator, and service provider with head office in Mikkeli. The company is a true pioneer in telecommunications with a heritage dating back over 135 years. In 1888, MPY began installing the first telephone lines in the Southern Savonia region, and 100 years later, they started building fiber connections.
Fiber is the foundation for all modern communication, improving the functionality of our society.
In the partnership with Hexatronic, MPY found a companion with an equal interest in sustainable solutions. For most of their FTTH projects, MPY now chooses microduct systems instead of traditional direct-buried cables. Due to its smaller size, the microcabling technology reduces the plastic materials consumed in production and the volume and weight in transportation. The system is also fully scalable to match future needs. Once the microduct system is in the ground, there is no need for further excavations to be able to upgrade the network.
In Heinola, MPY took it one step further and selected Hexatronic Microduct ECO, a new generation of microduct that will help MPY reduce the project's carbon footprint. Most of the product's material is recycled and the ducts are produced at Hexatronics' facility in Sweden, which is powered by certified renewable energy. You can read all about Microduct ECO here.
Challenges
- Calculate and design the network to meet future demands.
- Meet the new owner's sustainability ambitions.
Approach
- Choosing the flexible and future-proof microduct technology allows for an easy increase in the network's capacity.
- Compared to traditionally used direct-buried cables, microduct installation miniaturizes the products, creating less need for material in production.
- Hexatronic Microduct ECO is made from > 51% recycled material to lower the amount of waste and to reduce the need for virgin material in production.
Result
- More Finnish homes with high-speed connection via fiber.
- A network with a lower carbon footprint due to less waste in production and less virgin material used.
- Once the microduct is in the ground the system can easily be upgraded with a higher fiber count.
The new technology reduces the environmental impact because the microducts are made from recycled material, which saves waste and thus reduces emissions.
